"For the Money" is, in Fact, a Motive
By I understand that you have to put the best face on things, but still…
According to documents filed in Stamford Superior Court in 2007, he made an annual salary of $214,000, but that salary, along with assets and debts, came up in a dispute over the amount of alimony he was paying to his ex-wife, Patty Montet, who lives with their two children.
Mr. Halderman’s lawyer, Gerald L. Shargel, said his client denied wrongdoing.
“He pled not guilty, and he stands by that plea,” Mr. Shargel said after the arraignment in a telephone interview. “My position is that, even upon a superficial glance, there is another side of this story and I’m working on it.”
He said that the prosecutor’s remarks in court about Mr. Halderman’s debts showed that “they’re obviously searching for a motive.”
He added, “If that were a motive, you’d have to supply new jails.”
No, they’re not “searching for a motive.” They have, in fact, found a motive, and it is, by and large, a pretty compelling one.